here is a better pic its from hassan 1 airport in western sahara but i think those are wing loong 1 not 2
Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Related - Tour of the Tengden TB-001 UCAV by CCTV. The most interesting part is the two showcase munitions, a loitering munition with stripes, the other without them, that they exhibited in detail, incluing the UAV wing fixing device & system. Both munitions would have deployable wings once launched. Posted by on Twitter.
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Apparently one of the loitering munitions is electrically powered.
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Does anyone have access to the full academic paper from which the first image was taken? The supersonic UAV proposed in the paper has all-moving tail surfaces that allow it to switch between tail-less and tailed configurations on the fly, thereby increasing its stealth or supersonic performance as needed. It also features dual side intakes and has a payload capacity of 800kg.
The second image doesn't appear to be official, but I think it illustrates the concept nicely.
The second image doesn't appear to be official, but I think it illustrates the concept nicely.
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Synopsis with my limited understanding:
English title, "Primary Parameter Design of High Maneuverable Morphing Aircraft".
This study from SADRI (Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, aka Institute 601, affiliate of SAC/AVIC) remarks on recent advancements in "morphing aircraft" technologies and provides insights on devising design processes for parameter settings of such airframes given constraining performance requirements. To illustrate the proposed process, the article provided a sample set of requirements (shown in Table 1 and Fig 2 as by78 posted) and then solved for the remainder specifications resulting in below Table 2.
In the position of observers, it is likely most pertinent to postulate how relevant is this "example" to potentially existing/planned programs by AVIC. It is also conceivable this is provided purely as an academic exercise. In any case this may still provide some indication of what SADRI perceives as a plausible design.
As a side note, lead author of this paper, Wang Yuhao, appears to be fairly decorated as an inventor to quite a few of SADRI's registered patents (majority for UAV applications), which likely adds credence to the paper's authority. A particularly eye-catching patent with his name is aircraft internal VLS system, which may have been shared elsewhere but could still be relevant in this development.
Indeed. They even had to add a disclaimer LMAO.
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